Hollow men [electronic resource] : writing, objects, and public image in Renaissance Italy / Susan Gaylard.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Fordham University Press, 2013. 2015)Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (x, 372 pages :) illustrationsISBN:- 9780823251759
- 850/.9/002 23
- PQ4075 .G375 2013
Includes bibliographical references ([p. 295]-358) and index.
"Analyzes texts and art objects from the 15th to the late 16th centuries to show that Renaissance theories of emulating classical heroes generated a deep skepticism about representation, as these theories forced men to construct a public image that seemed fixed but could adapt to changing circumstances"-- Provided by publisher.
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